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Tribunal administratif de Cergy-Pontoise

In 2025, the Tribunal administratif de Cergy-Pontoise issued 16,907 decisions, 27% more than in 2024. 55% of the decisions with a stated outcome are dismissals and a case is decided in a median of 6 months (respectively 57% and 7 months for all administrative tribunals).

Activity year by year

This section follows, year by year, the number of decisions published by the Tribunal administratif de Cergy-Pontoise, from 2023 to 2025. This number measures judicial output: it is not the same as the number of applications filed in the same year, because a case may be decided months after it was filed.

The number of decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Cergy-Pontoise rose every year, from 12,570 in 2023 to 16,907 in 2025. In 2025, it accounts for 7% of the 244,677 decisions published by all administrative tribunals (6% in 2023). The dismissal rate is 55% in 2025 as in 2023; the median time is 6 months in 2025 as in 2023.

Decisions published per year: Tribunal administratif de Cergy-Pontoise2023 : Decisions 12570 ; 2024 : Decisions 13350 ; 2025 : Decisions 16907010 k20 kDecisions 2023 : 125702023Decisions 2024 : 133502024Decisions 2025 : 169072025
Decisions published per year: Tribunal administratif de Cergy-Pontoise
YearDecisionsChangeDismissal rateMedian time
202312,570–55%6 months
202413,350+6%60%7 months
202516,907+27%55%6 months

Series start in 2023, the first full year in which the decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Cergy-Pontoise were published. Rate and time not computed below 200 decisions in the year.

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Subjects of the cases

Decisions are sorted by subject according to the legal texts they cite: immigration, planning and building permits, tax, civil service, housing… The table shows the subjects that occupy the Tribunal administratif de Cergy-Pontoise, how the share of each compares with that of all administrative tribunals, and how the dismissal rate and the median time change from one subject to another.

Immigration is the most frequent subject before the Tribunal administratif de Cergy-Pontoise: 8,931 decisions in 2025 (29% more than in 2024), that is 53% of the decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Cergy-Pontoise, against 40% for all administrative tribunals. It is followed by housing (6%) and tax (4%). Other matters, meaning decisions without a characteristic legal text, account for 25% of the decisions. Among the subjects with at least 200 decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Cergy-Pontoise, the dismissal rate ranges from 52% for housing to 76% for social welfare. The median time ranges from 1 month for immigration to 32 months for civil service.

Share of decisions by subject in 2025
SubjectDecisions 2025ShareShare: Administrative tribunalsDismissal rateMedian time
Immigration8,93153%40%57%1 month
Housing9886%5%52%8 months
Tax6884%4%61%30 months
Social welfare4002%4%76%–
Driving licences3942%2%61%–
Civil service3622%4%69%32 months
Planning and building permits2231%3%66%–
Local authorities and public property1681%2%––
Employment law1651%1%––
Public health871%1%––
Policing740.4%1%––
Education730.4%1%––
Public procurement520.3%1%––
Environment and agriculture90.1%1%––
Elections10.01%0.1%––
Other matters4,29225%33%47%6 months

Subject determined from the legal texts cited in each decision; “other matters” groups decisions without a characteristic text. Rate and time not computed below 200 decisions in the year.

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Time to judgment

Time to judgment is the time between the filing of the application and the decision. It is summarised by the median: half of the cases are decided faster, the other half more slowly; the quartiles frame this benchmark. Only judgments and rulings count, not orders. The chart spreads the decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Cergy-Pontoise over bands of duration.

In 2025, the median time from filing to decision at the Tribunal administratif de Cergy-Pontoise is 6 months: a quarter of the cases are decided in less than a month, a quarter wait more than 13 months. This median was 7 months in 2024. It is lower than the median for all administrative tribunals (7 months). The time is calculated on 9,176 of the 16,907 decisions of the year (judgments and rulings, excluding orders).

  • A quarter of cases decided inless than a monthfirst quartile
  • Median time6 monthsagainst 7 months for all administrative tribunals
  • A quarter of cases wait more than13 monthsthird quartile
  • Decisions counted9,176out of 16,907 decisions in 2025
Time from filing to decision, Tribunal administratif de Cergy-Pontoise, 2025< 3 months : 43% ; 3-6 months : 5% ; 6-12 months : 21% ; 1-2 years : 16% ; 2-3 years : 8% ; > 3 years : 6%43%< 3 months5%3-6 months21%6-12 months16%1-2 years8%2-3 years6%> 3 years
Decisions by duration in 2025
DurationTribunal administratif de Cergy-PontoiseAdministrative tribunals
< 3 months43%36%
3-6 months5%10%
6-12 months21%14%
1-2 years16%20%
2-3 years8%15%
> 3 years6%5%

See also time to judgment in all courts

Judgments and rulings only, excluding orders (summary proceedings), counted from the first application filed. Not computed below 200 decisions in the year.

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Outcome of the cases

The outcome sums up what the decision does: the claim is dismissed, it is granted in whole or in part, or the case ends without the court having to rule on the merits (withdrawal, no need to rule). The chart sets the Tribunal administratif de Cergy-Pontoise beside all the administrative tribunals.

Among the 16,628 decisions of 2025 with a stated outcome, 55% are dismissals, 25% annul the contested act or grant the claim, and 15% are withdrawals or “no need to rule” decisions, which end the case without a ruling on the merits. For all administrative tribunals, these shares are 57%, 22% and 18%. Compared with 2024, the dismissal rate of the Tribunal administratif de Cergy-Pontoise is down 5 points.

Outcomes in 2025
  • Tribunal administratif de Cergy-Pontoise
  • Administrative tribunals
  • Dismissed
  • Annulled or granted
  • No need to rule
  • Withdrawn
  • Referred or transferred
  • Other outcomes
Outcomes in 2025
OutcomeDecisions 2025ShareShare: Administrative tribunals
Dismissed9,22355%57%
Annulled or granted4,22225%22%
No need to rule7555%6%
Withdrawn1,75811%12%
Referred or transferred6704%3%

Decisions with a stated and classified outcome, excluding interim decisions (expert report, investigation).

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Where the court stands

This section places the Tribunal administratif de Cergy-Pontoise among the administrative tribunals: its number of decisions compared with the median, the administrative court of appeal it falls under and the tribunals of its jurisdiction.

With 16,907 decisions in 2025, the Tribunal administratif de Cergy-Pontoise is above the median of the administrative tribunals, which is 3,732 decisions per tribunal (40 administrative tribunals with published decisions). Appeals against the judgments of the Tribunal administratif de Cergy-Pontoise are, as a rule, heard by the Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles, whose jurisdiction covers 3 tribunals: Cergy-Pontoise, Versailles and Orléans. The ruling of the court of appeal can then be challenged in cassation before the Conseil d'État.

Tribunals of the jurisdiction of the Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles
CourtDecisions 2025Dismissal rateMedian time
Tribunal administratif de Cergy-Pontoise16,90755%6 months
Tribunal administratif de Versailles10,35461%3 months
Tribunal administratif d'Orléans5,41662%9 months

Rate and time not computed below 200 decisions in the year.

See also Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles Conseil d'État France

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Understanding these figures

The role of an administrative tribunal

The administrative tribunal is the ordinary court, at first instance, for disputes between a public body and an individual, a company or an association: a decision by a prefect, a municipality or a hospital, a refused residence permit, a building permit, a tax, a sanction against a public servant… Each tribunal covers a geographic area. As a rule, its judgment can be challenged on appeal before an administrative court of appeal; some judgments can only be challenged in cassation before the Conseil d'État.

Judgments and orders

The decisions counted here are judgments and orders. A judgment settles the case after investigation, most often following a public hearing. An order is issued by a single judge, either in summary proceedings (an urgent procedure that can, for instance, suspend an administrative decision pending judgment) or to close an application without a hearing when it is clearly inadmissible or the applicant has withdrawn. Orders count in the volumes, but not in the time to judgment.

Reading the median time

Time is counted from the filing of the application to the judgment. The median splits the cases into two halves: one is decided faster, the other more slowly. It is preferred to the average, which a small number of very long cases is enough to inflate. The quartiles give the range: a quarter of the cases are decided before the first quartile, a quarter after the third. The calculation covers judgments, excluding orders.

Reading the dismissal rate

The dismissal rate relates dismissals to all decisions with a stated and classified outcome. Dismissal covers claims found unfounded, inadmissible or brought before the wrong court. Withdrawals and “no need to rule” decisions end the case without a ruling on the merits: they are not dismissals and are shown separately.

The figures of this tribunal

Before the Tribunal administratif de Cergy-Pontoise, immigration accounts for 53% of the decisions of 2025, against 40% for all administrative tribunals; housing accounts for 6% (5% for all administrative tribunals). The dismissal rate and the median time vary from one subject to another: the Tribunal administratif de Cergy-Pontoise and another tribunal cannot be compared point by point without taking into account the cases brought before them. No statistic can predict the outcome of a particular case.

Frequently asked questions

How many decisions did the Tribunal administratif de Cergy-Pontoise issue in 2025?

The Tribunal administratif de Cergy-Pontoise issued 16,907 decisions in 2025, 27% more than in 2024, that is 7% of the decisions of all administrative tribunals. The most frequent subjects are immigration (8,931 decisions), housing (988 decisions) and tax (688 decisions).

What is the median time to judgment of the Tribunal administratif de Cergy-Pontoise?

In 2025, the median time from filing to decision at the Tribunal administratif de Cergy-Pontoise is 6 months: a quarter of the cases are decided in less than a month and a quarter after more than 13 months. For all administrative tribunals, the median time is 7 months.

What share of the decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Cergy-Pontoise are dismissals?

In 2025, 55% of the decisions of the Tribunal administratif de Cergy-Pontoise with a stated outcome were dismissals, against 57% for all administrative tribunals. The rate depends first on the subjects heard: see “Understanding these figures”.

Where can a judgment of the Tribunal administratif de Cergy-Pontoise be appealed?

As a rule, before the Cour administrative d'appel de Versailles, whose jurisdiction covers the tribunals of Versailles, Cergy-Pontoise and Orléans. Some judgments can only be challenged in cassation before the Conseil d'État: the judgment states the available remedies and time limits.